Stupid Grips Question

[429CV23]

I'd really like to replace the aluminum grips the PO put on the bike. They're not very comfortable, cold as hell on cold mornings, and if I ever ride in the rain, will offer little to no grip.
I grabbed a pair of these but I'm not sure of the actual install. I removed the left side aluminum grip, which was attached with three set screws. The new grips have no set screws, so I assumed the lip would sit inside the switch housing. Nope. So do these type grips just slide on the bar and that's it?
I've used Oury grips on all my sportbikes, which just slide onto the bar, but they're a bitch to get in place and hold extremely well. But these don't have 100% contact with the bar; just in between the rubber cushions, which doesn't seem like it would hold the bar very well.

 

[MossBerg590]

The grips are held on by the lever housing. Right grip also has the throttle lines connected to it. What kind of grips do you have on now?

 

[Sven]

1. As a coincidence can be, those look familiar. The other day I grab that style grip and my palm an fingers turned black at those contact points. Those will eventually decompose, so mail them to you favorite ball club, say it's a balm for under the eyes you go playing in the sun.

2. Bitch to get on left bar end let alone keep it on the bar from slipping off:
a. Hair spray, nail polish both tube and bar and start installing as fast as you can. Cover your ass for drips.
b. For any kind of gap-for-slip: Amazing Goop glue is a no brainer. One bead down a chopstick, insert into the grip's tube and start wiping as much contact points as possible = Goodbye Grip!
c. I'm going to assume having a custom ring end, and a closed end, NFW will you salvage that grip using Goop.

Signed,
NOLTT (no one listens to turtle)

 

[BadDawg Bill]

The right grip slips into the throttle housing and the c clamp holds it in. Make sure you WD-40 the end so it works well. The left one just slides on and can be glued but don't use too much or you will hate yourself when you change them out.

 

[Peckerwood]

Hey Sven-despite the fact that your mechanical knowledge is admittedly better than mine, I have to call you out on your claim of poor quality and decomposing rubber on those grips. I've had a set of those on my bike for many years, and I love 'em, no decomposition and good as new. So Jeff-IMO, if the ones pictured are really from Kuryakyn and not some cheapo knock-offs, you'll love them once you get them installed.

 

[429CV23]

They are knock-offs. From what I read in the Kuryakyn instructions for their ISO grips, the rubber part extends into the controls housing which holds it in place. These knock-offs do not have this feature.
Here's a pic showing the current grips installed.

 

[Peckerwood]

In that case, Jeff, do what Sven suggested, trash them (and the all-metal grips currently on your bike). Do yourself a favor and buy the real thing, install will be easier and you're good for years.

 

[Viking]

I had the Kury's on my GW and they sure are nice. Knock off's on a BDM though? Nah.....

 

[chubs]

Hey Jeff, where's your license plate? Is that part of the extension down there? nice lookin bike ya have there!

 

[429CV23]

Hey Jeff, where's your license plate? Is that part of the extension down there? nice lookin bike ya have there!

Thanks Chubs
That pic shows the first extension I fabbed which broke. Here's a pic of the 2nd one which I had a welder fab for me. I can remove the extension to ride without the saddlebags; the harness extension stays with the bracket extension and uses waterproof connectors.

 

[chubs]

I like the "plug n play" system ya have there. great idea. I also really really like that paint scheme, and color !!

 

[Mr. Wright]

To answer you original question, I didn't see one that would satisfy me.
Because you have Harley type controls on that bike, the right one is held on by the switch housing. The left one is glued on with grip glue. Make sure you use grip glue, so when you change them out next time, you can heat the left grip up with a hair dryer, and get it off.
Also measure the grip, and the handle bar, to make sure the grip is going to slide on all the way. If it won't, it will drive you crazy, being limp on the end. I don't know if they make handle bar extensions, or not. I saw one guy on here used wood, and drove it into the end of the bar. I used a piece or aluminum.

 

[BWG56]

A little off topic but are you in any Falcon clubs? sorry for the high jack

 

[429CV23]

A little off topic but are you in any Falcon clubs? sorry for the high jack

I was back in the 80s/early 90s when we had an active club in the Colorado Springs area. I had the '64 vert and a '64 2DHT; I sold the hardtop in the early-2000s.